PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is In Ashes They Shall Reap. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Richard
vs
Martini

168 cm
29
168 lbs
20 - 14 - 0

175 cm
32
168 lbs
30 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Legion of Pain Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stan Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcos Martini!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martini throws a leg kick but Richard checks it.
Richard scores with a kick to the body.
Richard lands a body shot.
Richard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Martini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Richard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martini finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Martini takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Martini swivels and escapes.
Richard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Martini showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richard.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.
Martini tries to clinch up.
Martini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Richard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Richard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Richard gets tackled into the cage by Martini. Martini maintains the clinch.
Richard works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martini prevents a body shot from Richard.
Richard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martini has him pressed against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Martini.
Richard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martini misses with the head strike.
Martini tries a knee to the head but Richard blocks it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Martini.
Richard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Richard.
Martini gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Richard tries to throw a body punch but Martini avoids it by throwing Richard back against the cage.
Martini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Martini misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Martini takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Marcos Martini has been cut.
Martini digs a right hand into Richard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richard's gas tank.
Richard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Richard has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Martini avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Martini blocks a body shot from Richard.
A head punch on the inside from Martini fails to land.
Martini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Richard fails to land.
Richard working aggressively here.

Richard turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Richard manages to end up in side control.
Martini is trying to get back to half guard.
Richard wants to control but Martini is keeping him busy.
Richard is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Martini is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martini tries to bench press Richard off him but Richard keeps the position.
Martini takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richard is staying tight to Martini's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Richard working the head with strikes.
Martini is not content to let Richard control the position.
Richard throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Martini is looking for a sweep.
Richard lands a few punches from side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martini manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Martini makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martini.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martini preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Martini lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Richard!
Richard wants to hold on but Martini pushes him away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richard can't escape the position.
Martini unloads with some shots from mount but Richard bucks and avoids them well.
Richard tries to hold on but Martini pushes him away.
Martini manages to capitalize on a mistake by Richard to take his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Martini patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

Martini is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Martini softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Stan Richard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Marcos Martini's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Richard gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Martini misses with a few strikes there.
Richard thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Richard misses the target.
Richard looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Martini throws a lazy right hand but Richard sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martini is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richard connects with an inside leg kick.
Richard moves out of range as Martini strikes.
Richard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martini's head backwards.
Richard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Martini tries to avoid it but Richard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Martini to the ground. Martini escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Martini pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Richard throws a body punch but Martini moves out of range.
Marcos Martini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martini scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Richard.
Martini scores with a body shot.
Martini takes one to the chin there.
Stan Richard is winning the standup battle so far.
Martini tries to clinch up.
Martini takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martini scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Martini tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martini lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Martini misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Martini as he connects with a hook.
Martini lands a nice hook to Richard's body. Richard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Martini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martini looks to land a combination but Richard avoids it well.
Martini throws a sloppy head kick and Richard moves out of range easily.
Martini tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Richard cracks Martini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Martini on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Richard has Martini up against the cage in a clinch.
Martini utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Martini tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richard struggles to land a body shot inside as Martini controls his hands.
Martini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martini misses with the head strike.
Martini swings wildly with an uppercut but Richard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Richard blocks an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martini has a couple of punches blocked by Richard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martini.
Martini working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Martini fails to land.
Martini goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Martini tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richard avoids it.
Martini misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right from Richard on the inside.
Martini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Martini after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stan Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richard lands an uppercut.
Martini lands with a right to the head.
Richard misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Martini.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Martini.
Richard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martini works on Richard's body with a couple of short punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martini misses with the head strike.
Martini tries to land a knee to the head but Richard blocks with his arms.

Richard manages to break the clinch.
Martini throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Richard on the side of the head.
Martini with a jab.
Richard throws a jab but it's blocked by Martini.
Martini keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Martini jabs Richard to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Martini.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A jab lands there for Richard.
Martini lands a jab-cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martini. Richard does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcos Martini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcos Martini's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Martini scores with a punch to the head.
Richard throws a lazy right hand but Martini sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martini throws a jab when Richard was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Martini.
Richard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martini was well out of range. Poor timing from Richard.
Martini goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Martini has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Richard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Martini was well out of range. Poor timing from Richard.
Richard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Richard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Martini scores with a hook.

Richard is rocked!
Richard takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oh Richard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Martini darts in and clinches Richard up against the cage.
Marcos Martini seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martini has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Richard - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Martini, and another! Richard is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Marcos Martini!
An out of breath Marcos Martini thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.